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| Lee eyes win No. 23 for Tribe vs. Twins |
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09/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Cliff Lee takes aim at his major league-leading 23rd win of the season this evening, when the Cleveland Indians try and complete a three- game sweep of the playoff hopeful Minnesota Twins at Progressive Field. Lee, who had to fight for a spot in the rotation this spring, has been one of the few bright spots on an otherwise disappointing Cleveland team this season, going 22-2, while pitching to a league best 2.36 earned run average. The 30-year-old left-hander won his eighth straight start and |
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| Martinez's homer in 11th gives Tribe victory over Twins |
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09/17/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Victor Martinez's three-run homer off Joe Nathan in the bottom of the 11th handed the Cleveland Indians a 12-9 win over Minnesota, in the second of three games with the Twins. Nathan (0-2) came on in the tie game to send it to a 12th inning, but gave up a leadoff single to Franklin Gutierrez. After Ben Francisco sacrificed the runner to second, Nathan walked Jhonny Peralta. Martinez came up next and got a high fastball from Nathan, drilling it over the fence in center field to e |
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| Indians shut down P Reyes |
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09/16/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Indians pitcher Anthony Reyes will not pitch for the remainder of the season because of right elbow trouble. The club made the decision Tuesday to shut down Reyes, who has battled elbow soreness multiple times this season. Reyes left a start on September 5 against Kansas City after just three innings with soreness, and hasn't pitched since. Reyes, who was acquired by Cleveland in a July 26 trade from St. Louis, has posted a 4-2 record and 2.76 earned run average in 16 |
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| Twins' Liriano takes mound in Cleveland |
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09/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Francisco Liriano tries to stay unbeaten since returning from Triple-A this evening when the Minnesota Twins continue their three-game series with the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. After missing all of 2007 while recovering from Tommy John surgery, Liriano started this year with consecutive losses and was shipped to the minors. Liriano flourished for Rochester and finally returned to the Twins in early August and has been brilliant in his eight starts since, going 5-0 with a 1.57 ea |
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| Lewis, Tribe handle Twins |
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09/15/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Scott Lewis threw six shutout innings, and Shin-Soo Choo slammed a two-run home run, as the Cleveland Indians topped Minnesota, 3-1, in the first of three games with the Twins. Lewis (2-0) made his second career start and has still not allowed a run. The rookie tossed eight scoreless innings on September 10 against Baltimore, and on Monday gave up just three hits and two walks, with five strikeouts. Choo finished with two hits, and Kelly Shoppach added a solo shot for the Indian |
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| Cabrera, Gomez share AL Player of the Week honors |
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09/15/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Cleveland Indians second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera and Minnesota Twins outfielder Carlos Gomez have been named the American League Co-Players of the Week for the period ending September 14. Cabrera hit .455 (10-for-22) with three doubles, a homer and eight runs batted in. The 22-year-old also posted a .727 slugging mark along with an on-base percentage of .481. It marks the first weekly honor of his career. Gomez went 7-for-21 with two doubles, a triple and 10 RBI while driving in |
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| KC begins homestand vs. Mariners |
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09/15/2008 |
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| h the first of four games against the Seattle Mariners at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals closed their seven-game road trip in winning fashion on Sunday, as Ryan Shealy homered twice and drove in five runs to lead Kansas City to a 13-3 thrashing of the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Mike Aviles went 3-for-5 and scored three times for the Royals, who took the final three games of their four-game affair with Cleveland and have won four of five overall. Brian Bannister (8-15) gave up three runs on six hits in |
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| D-Train returns for Tigers in Texas |
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09/15/2008 |
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| American League, going 0-1 with a with a 10.32 earned run average, while spending most of his time in the minors or on the disabled list. The 26-year-old former NL Cy Young Award winner hasn't pitched in the big leagues since getting tattooed by the Cleveland Indians back on June 9, when he surrendered eight runs and three hits with five walks in just 1 1/3 innings. Willis, who won at least 10 games in each of his five seasons with the Marlins, lost his only other start to the Rangers, giving up seven runs (four |
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| Twins open series at Cleveland |
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09/15/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Twins continue their push towards the top of the AL Central this evening when they start a three-game series with the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. The Twins playoff hopes, though, took a hit on Sunday, as they were dealt a 7-3 setback in Baltimore, while Chicago swept both ends of a doubleheader against Detroit, moving them 1 1/2 games in front of Minnesota in the division. Nick Punto went 3-for-4 with an RBI while Nick Blackburn was saddled with the loss for giving u |
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| Shealy and Royals clobber Tribe |
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09/14/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - Ryan Shealy homered twice and drove in five runs in Kansas City's 13-3 thrashing of the Cleveland Indians. Mike Aviles went 3-for-5 and scored three times for the Royals, who took three of four from Cleveland and have won four of five overall. Brian Bannister (8-15) gave up three runs on six hits in six innings, with two strikeouts and a walk, to pick up the win. Jeremy Sowers gave up three runs on five hits in three innings, and Edward Mujica (2-2) took the loss after giving up |
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